Alejandro Abellan (born May 13, 1965, in Murcia, Spain) is a Canadian film and television actor and Cannabis Advocate.
The son of Spanish immigrants, his first role in the film industry was as Antonio Banderas's stand-in and photo double for the film The Thirteenth Warrior.[1] Alejandro's first big acting role was as Tito in "Phenomenon", based on the John Travolta movie. Alejandro then appeared as Coach Quintero on the Nickelodeon show Romeo!.[2] Alejandro has also been in a few featured films such as Gray Matters.[3]
In 2014, he founded National Access Cannabis becoming its first CEO.[4] National Access Cannabis Corp went on to become Canada's largest publicly traded cannabis retailer by revenue.[5] Alex is currently the owner of Chakra Cannabis[6] and is a voice towards the responsible and safe use of cannabis [7]
Cannabis Advocacy edit
Alex Abellan founded one of Canada's first Medical Marijuana dispensaries in 2014 when he became CEO of National Access Cannabis. With National Access Cannabis he worked with the Canadian government to advocate for responsible and safe distribution of Cannabis.[8] Alex worked with the Australian government to help provide medical marijuana treatement for Tabetha and Georgia-Grace Fulton who were suffering from a rare lung disease.[9]
Alex Abellan was featureed in Maclean's Magazine highlighting his advocacy amongst angel investorss, government officials and tech innovators.[10]
References edit
- ^ McTiernan, John; Crichton, Michael (1999-08-27), The 13th Warrior (Action, Adventure, History), Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhøi, Touchstone Pictures, retrieved 2024-02-29
- ^ Romeo! (Comedy, Family), Zachary Isaiah Williams, Master P, Erica O'Keith, Pieces Productions, Sprockets Music, Tom Lynch Company, 2003-09-13, retrieved 2024-02-29
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Kramer, Sue (2007-07-13), Gray Matters (Comedy, Romance), Heather Graham, Tom Cavanagh, Bridget Moynahan, Bella Films, Bob Yari Productions, Contagious Entertainment, retrieved 2024-02-29
- ^ Schnurr, Joanne (2015-02-25). "Medical marijuana info storefront coming to Ottawa". Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Corp, National Access Cannabis. "National Access Cannabis Corp. Announces Business Name Change to Meta Growth and Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell Medical Cannabis Clinics Division". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "Chakra Cannabis". Chakra Cannabis. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Sibey, Robert (November 3, 2015). "Chelsea chef schools class in cooking with cannabis". Ottawa Citizen.
- ^ "National Access Canada". lobbycanada.gc.ca. 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "Australian girls in B.C. for cannabis oil treatment". CTVNews. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Campbell, Meagan (2017-12-14). "Ottawa's pot penthouse in the sky". Macleans.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-29.